Gordon Wells

13.4k citations

139 papers · 8.3k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 35

Impact in

Human Factors and Ergonomics top 0.05%
- Innovative Education and Learning Practices
Developmental and Educational Psychology top 0.1%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Reading and Literacy Development

Papers in

Linguistics and Language 17
- Multilingual Education and Policy 17
Human Factors and Ergonomics 8

Co-authors: Rebeca Mejía‐Arauz Sarah Tann Charles Mayer Margaret MacLure Peter French Valerie Walkerdine Allayne Bridges Chris Sinha
Journals: Mind Culture and Activity (6 papers)Journal of Child Language (5 papers)Curriculum Inquiry (4 papers)Linguistics and Education (3 papers)English in Education (3 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Gordon Wells

122 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

6 papers align trajectories log scale

Dialogic inquiry towards a sociocultural practice and theory of education 1999 · 1.3k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1999 Dialogic inquiry towards a sociocultural practice and theory of education
1999 Dialogic Inquiry: Discourse, Learning, and Teaching
1999 Cambridge University Press eBooks
1999 Dialogic Inquiry: Learning and Teaching in the zpd
1993 Linguistics and Education
1981 Cambridge University Press eBooks

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Co-authors

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All Works

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1	Pedagogy in Higher Education Gordon Wells	2025	0
2	Gay, bisexual, and queer men’s confidence in the Undetectable equals Untransmittable HIV prevention message: longitudinal qualitative analysis of the sexual decision-making of pre-exposure prophylaxis users over time Sexual Health ·Daniel Grace, V.M. Dolginov, Mark Gaspar, Gordon Wells, Mark Hull, Nathan J. Lachowsky, Darrell H. S. Tan	2023	11
3	Injectable Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention: Perspectives on the Benefits and Barriers from Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Men and Health System Stakeholders in Ontario, Canada AIDS Patient Care and STDs ·Daniel Grace, Mark Gaspar, Gordon Wells, Eunseon Lee, V.M. Dolginov, Kamaludin Mohd Yusof, Mark Hull, Nathan J. Lachowsky, Darrell H. S. Tan	2023	10
4	CHILDREN TALK THEIR WAY INTO LITERACY Gordon Wells	2015	0
5	Some Key Pedagogic Principles for Helping ELLs to Succeed in School Theory Into Practice ·Mari Haneda, Gordon Wells	2012	18
6	Integrating CHAT and Action Research Mind Culture and Activity ·Gordon Wells	2011	15
7	TheMeaning Makers Multilingual Matters eBooks ·Gordon Wells	2009	30
8	Orality And Literacy: A Symposium In Honor Of David Olson: Monologic and Dialogic Discourses as Mediators of Education Research in the Teaching of English ·Gordon Wells	2006	10
9	Walking the Talk: The Complexities of Teaching about Teaching International journal on teaching and learning in higher education ·TT Lamark, Gordon Wells	2006	10
10	Toward dialogue in the classroom: Learning and Teaching through Inquiry SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Gordon Wells, A. FOUCHER	2005	14
11	Hacia el diálogo en el salón de clases: enseñanza y aprendizaje por medio de la indagación SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Gordon Wells, Rebeca Mejía‐Arauz	2005	4
12	La unión de las dimensiones sociales, intelectuales y afectivas de la educación para transformar la sociedad LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) ·Gordon Wells	2004	2
13	Narrating and Theorizing Activity in Educational Settings Mind Culture and Activity ·Gordon Wells	2004	11
14	La importancia del habla en la educación LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) ·Gordon Wells	2003	1
15	Creating the Conditions to Encourage Literate Thinking. Educational leadership ·Gordon Wells	1990	52
16	Condiciones para una alfabetización total Cuadernos de pedagogía ·Gordon Wells	1990	1
17	Talk about Text: Where Literacy is Learned and Taught Curriculum Inquiry ·Gordon Wells	1990	79
18	Creating communities for literacy development Gordon Wells	1988	0
19	Story reading and the development of symbolic skills Gordon Wells	1982	23
20	THE CONTEXT OF CHILDREN'S EARLY LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE Educational Review ·Gordon Wells	1975	14

About Gordon Wells

Gordon Wells is a scholar working on Linguistics and Language, Human Factors and Ergonomics, Language and Linguistics, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Literature and Literary Theory, having authored 139 papers that have together received 8.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (19 papers), Multilingual Education and Policy (17 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (14 papers), Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (14 papers), HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (13 papers), Education and Critical Thinking Development (10 papers), Reading and Literacy Development (10 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Human Factors and Ergonomics (698 citations), Developmental and Educational Psychology (3.6k citations), Language and Linguistics (2.3k citations), Linguistics and Language (919 citations) and Education (4.4k citations). Gordon Wells has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Rebeca Mejía‐Arauz, Sarah Tann, Charles Mayer, Margaret MacLure, Peter French, Valerie Walkerdine, Allayne Bridges, Chris Sinha, Mari Haneda and Sally Barnes. Their work appears in journals such as Mind Culture and Activity, Journal of Child Language, Curriculum Inquiry, Linguistics and Education and English in Education.

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